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By Zoot
#358728
If the opportunities presented themselves, would you -

    Drink breast milk?
    Skydive?
    Kiss a member of the same sex?
    Go hunting?
    Eat raw meat?
    Smoke marijuana?
    Drink a raw egg?
    Pose naked for photographs?
    Hitch hike?
    Go on a TV game show?
    Sing in front of an audience?
    Streak?
    Hold a snake?
    Absail down a building?
    Play a tabletop role playing game?
    Fly a plane?
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By Yudster
#358729
Drink breast milk? - done it
Skydive? - no
Kiss a member of the same sex? - done it a long long time ago
Go hunting? - done it often (only for food, no interest in fox hunting - no objection either, but no interest)
Eat raw meat? - done it (you never had steak tartare? You should.)
Smoke marijuana? - no
Drink a raw egg? - no
Pose naked for photographs? - I won't even do that with my clothes on, for goodness sake!
Hitch hike? - no
Go on a TV game show? - no
Sing in front of an audience? - do that regularly
Streak? - no
Hold a snake? - used to own a large one, so yes!
Absail down a building? - no
Play a tabletop role playing game? - not sure what this is, but "role playing" is a no for me usually
Fly a plane? - no
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By Console
#358730
I don't think I'd ever do something just so I could say that I'd done it. I would, however, like to sky-dive and fly a plane.

Actually, I've already done a few of the things on the list: -

  • Drink breast milk
  • Kiss a member of the same sex
  • Drink a raw egg
  • Hitch hike
  • Sing in front of an audience
  • Hold a snake
  • Abseil down a building
  • Play a tabletop role playing game
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By rustybike
#358731
Zoot wrote:If the opportunities presented themselves, would you -

    Drink breast milk?
    Skydive?
    Kiss a member of the same sex?
    Go hunting?
    Eat raw meat?
    Smoke marijuana?
    Drink a raw egg?
    Pose naked for photographs?
    Hitch hike?
    Go on a TV game show?
    Sing in front of an audience?
    Streak?
    Hold a snake?
    Absail down a building?
    Play a tabletop role playing game?
    Fly a plane?


I've done all of them except:

Skydive
Go hunting
Drink a raw egg
Pose naked for photographs
Hitch hike
Go on a TV game show
Sing in front of an audience
Streak
Fly a plane

I think out of that choice I think I'd either like to fly a plane or go on a TV game show. The rest will either scare the crap out of me, make me vomit or get me killed and hunting is something I definitely object to.
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By MK Chris
#358733
Drink breast milk? Done it.
Skydive? No.
Kiss a member of the same sex? What sort of kiss are we talking? A proper kiss, there would have to be some sort of incentive
Go hunting? Absolutely not.
Eat raw meat? Done it.
Smoke marijuana? Done it.
Drink a raw egg? No.
Pose naked for photographs? Possibly... again, for some sort of incentive.
Hitch hike? No.
Go on a TV game show? No.
Sing in front of an audience? If karaoke counts, done it. If it doesn't, no.
Streak? See pose naked.
Hold a snake? Done it.
Absail down a building? I'd love to try this.
Play a tabletop role playing game? What?
Fly a plane? Done it.
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By Zoot
#358735
Tabletop role playing again - an example of this is Dungeons and dragons. I think it's an american thing, but it's where you play a character and are presented with situations, where you use dice to decide the outcome. I've never actually done it but I'd like to.
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By Yudster
#358736
Surely "role playing" suggests that you take on the character of one of the participants - how can you do that if your decisions are determined by the roll of a dice? Surely role playing would have to involve autonomous decision making?
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By Console
#358737
Yudster wrote:Surely "role playing" suggests that you take on the character of one of the participants - how can you do that if your decisions are determined by the roll of a dice? Surely role playing would have to involve autonomous decision making?


Decisions aren't determined by dice rolling, only the outcome of decisions and actions. TTRPGs are usually quite open-ended, allowing for numerous different routes and events, meaning that how you play your character will ultimately determine the outcome of a game.
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By Zoot
#358738
Yudster wrote:Surely "role playing" suggests that you take on the character of one of the participants - how can you do that if your decisions are determined by the roll of a dice? Surely role playing would have to involve autonomous decision making?


Well yea, you choose, for instance, to use a particular weapon or spell and use the dice to determine how successful you are using them.
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By MK Chris
#358739
That'd be a 'no' for me then.
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By Yudster
#358740
Console wrote:
Yudster wrote:Surely "role playing" suggests that you take on the character of one of the participants - how can you do that if your decisions are determined by the roll of a dice? Surely role playing would have to involve autonomous decision making?


Decisions aren't determined by dice rolling, only the outcome of decisions and actions.

But surely how a person applies a decision is personal and subjective? And the outcome of a decision is always dependant on how the decision is applied?

All seems a bit half-cock to me, so I'm still a no on that.
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By Vivienne
#358744
Console wrote:[list][*]Drink breast milk[/*]
[*]Kiss a member of the same sex[/*]]


Er... excuse me? kiss a member of the same sex??!!! Wey hey!
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By Boboff
#358747
    Drink breast milk? No
    Skydive? No
    Kiss a member of the same sex? No
    Go hunting? No
    Eat raw meat? No
    Smoke marijuana? No
    Drink a raw egg? No
    Pose naked for photographs? No
    Hitch hike? No
    Go on a TV game show? No
    Sing in front of an audience? No
    Streak? No
    Hold a snake? No
    Absail down a building? No
    Play a tabletop role playing game? No
    Fly a plane? Done that, but wouldn't do it again.


Cheers Zoot you have now confirmed to me that I am a boring, unadventurous old twat.
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By Console
#358748
Yudster wrote:But surely how a person applies a decision is personal and subjective?


Of course, but the game, like all games, doesn't allow for infinite possibilities.

Yudster wrote:And the outcome of a decision is always dependant on how the decision is applied?


As well as many other factors, like 'luck', which is what the dice-rolling represents.
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By TIAL
#358765
Drink breast milk? No
Skydive? Yes
Kiss a member of the same sex? No
Go hunting? Yes
Eat raw meat? Have done
Smoke marijuana? Have done
Drink a raw egg? No
Pose naked for photographs? No
Hitch hike? Yes
Go on a TV game show? No
Sing in front of an audience? Maybe when drunk
Streak? No
Hold a snake? Have done
Absail down a building? Have done
Play a tabletop role playing game? Have done
Fly a plane? Yes
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By Nicola_Red
#358766
Drink breast milk? I've tasted it, so yeah, why not.
Skydive? Yes
Kiss a member of the same sex? ha ha...yeah, I might be able to force myself!
Go hunting? Nope
Eat raw meat? Nope
Smoke marijuana? I have done, but not for a good few years
Drink a raw egg? No
Pose naked for photographs? Depends on the photos...but probably
Hitch hike? Ugh. If I had to.
Go on a TV game show? Depends on the show...
Sing in front of an audience? Like at karaoke? I do that all the time.
Streak? No
Hold a snake? I've done that, so yeah
Absail down a building? Yeah, why not
Play a tabletop role playing game? Oh God...again, if I really had to...
Fly a plane? Yes
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By AndyJ
#358769
Drink breast milk?
Skydive?
Kiss a member of the same sex? - Done it
Go hunting? - Doesnt intrest me
Eat raw meat? - No
Smoke marijuana? - Worth a go i guess
Drink a raw egg? - no chance
Pose naked for photographs? - done it
Hitch hike? - No
Go on a TV game show? - would love to
Sing in front of an audience? - done it, drunk
Streak? - done it
Hold a snake? - done it
Absail down a building? - done it, for charity
Play a tabletop role playing game? a what?
Fly a plane - done it
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By Yudster
#358774
Console wrote:
Yudster wrote:But surely how a person applies a decision is personal and subjective?


Of course, but the game, like all games, doesn't allow for infinite possibilities.

Yudster wrote:And the outcome of a decision is always dependant on how the decision is applied?


As well as many other factors, like 'luck', which is what the dice-rolling represents.

I do get that - it just sounds a little dull for something that's meant to be a game. Still, plenty of people seem to enjoy them, so surely all those geeks can't be wrong.
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By MK Chris
#358789
charlalottie wrote:Hold a snake? Have done...in a jar.

That doesn't count.
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By Console
#358790
Yudster wrote:
Console wrote:
Yudster wrote:But surely how a person applies a decision is personal and subjective?


Of course, but the game, like all games, doesn't allow for infinite possibilities.

Yudster wrote:And the outcome of a decision is always dependant on how the decision is applied?


As well as many other factors, like 'luck', which is what the dice-rolling represents.

I do get that - it just sounds a little dull for something that's meant to be a game.


There's usually a quite substantial story that goes along with the game - a story that can take weeks or months to play through. Your characters grow in ability and stats as the game progresses allowing you to fight tougher enemies and move forward in the story.
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By lima eel
#358792
Drink breast milk? - probably
Skydive? - done it (it was amazing would recomend it)
Kiss a member of the same sex? - done it
Go hunting? - probably
Eat raw meat? - probably
Smoke marijuana? - done it
Drink a raw egg? - probably
Pose naked for photographs? - no
Hitch hike? - no
Go on a TV game show? - yeah
Sing in front of an audience? - done it
Streak? - done it
Hold a snake? - never
Absail down a building? - yeah
Play a tabletop role playing game? - yeah but not sure what it means
Fly a plane? - yeah

nice game
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By Sunny So Cal
#358835
Drink breast milk? Sure
Skydive? No. I like living.
Kiss a member of the same sex? Sure
Go hunting? Absolutely not!
Eat raw meat? Have done. Will never do so again.
Smoke marijuana? Have done several times. Will also never do again. Made me vomit and/or pass out.
Drink a raw egg? No. Have a bad gag reflex!
Pose naked for photographs? Have done. Would again.
Hitch hike? No.
Go on a TV game show? Ha, no, though my kids always say if Who Wants to be a Millionaire is on or Jeopardy that I should go on because I seem to always know the answers. That said, once I was up there I'd probably look like a complete tosser and be so scared I wouldn't be able to provide my own name!
Sing in front of an audience?[i] No, unless karaoke and I was quite drunk and had a bunch of my friends in the audience.[/i]
Streak? No. The people always end up looking like fools.
Hold a snake? Have done. Would do so again. They're gorgeous creatures.
Absail down a building? No.
Play a tabletop role playing game? Have no interest.
Fly a plane? Fly one? Shit, I'm scared enough sitting in one. I start ordering beers the moment they offer refreshments. So, hell no!
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By dimtimjim
#358843
Drink breast milk? In my younger years...
Skydive? Would like to, gotta be a rush!!
Kiss a member of the same sex? Only on the cheek (face).
Go hunting? Not my bag.
Eat raw meat? Hell yeah!
Smoke marijuana? Not at this time of day!
Drink a raw egg? Yuk!
Pose naked for photographs? Tastefull ones!
Hitch hike? Done loads as 'Trade Plate Driver', great fun, meet some funny/nice/odd people.
Go on a TV game show? Would like to
Sing in front of an audience? Check.
Streak? Not yet...
Hold a snake? Every time I go pee-pee!! :D And yes.
Absail down a building? Was meant to do that in scouts, but got canceled due to weather. poop.
Play a tabletop role playing game? Done, but sssshhhhhh!
Fly a plane? Remote control? Check! Real 757, not yet, but not given up hope!


And you really should add...
In mile high club?
In 200mph club?
Ordered hottest curry dish from menu?
Saved a life?
Truly been in love?
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By MK Chris
#358846
dimtimjim wrote:And you really should add...
In mile high club?
In 200mph club?
Ordered hottest curry dish from menu?
Saved a life?
Truly been in love?

It's 'would you', not 'have you'.
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By AndyJ
#358856
In mile high club? - Done the mile under club if thats about the same?
In 200mph club? - not in a car, no.
Ordered hottest curry dish from menu? - nope
Saved a life? - not yet, maybe one day
Truly been in love? - yes.